Evaluation: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Research and planning

The technology that helped me whilst I was research and planning my products was the internet. I used the internet to find existing local newspaper sites in order to find the common conventions within them so I could include them in my own products. I also use the internet to find images of existing newspaper front covers so I could again find the common conventions within them. I also used the internet to research the news values of local newspapers as well as to create a questionnaire that could be used to analyse the wants of my audience.
I would be using the software Adobe InDesgin to create my newspaper and so before beginning the construction process I made a mock up of what I wanted my newspaper to look like, giving myself a blueprint design to follow. I also created mock ups for both my poster and website however I would be using Adobe Photoshop to create these so I used this program to create the mock up for them.

Construction

The use of technology was important in the construction process of my products. All 3 pieces were created using software designed to create different forms of media. I used Adobe InDesign which is a software application that can create a number of different media products to create my newspaper. This was a software I had never used before so it I had to learn how use it, again using the internet to find online tutorials to guide me.
For the construction of my website and my poster I used Adobe Photoshop, a graphic editing software. I had already used this program previously during the course of my education so it was already familiar to me and therefore I didn’t need to search for any tutorials.

Evaluation

Even during my evaluation process I used media technology. To make sure I didn’t make any spelling mistakes or grammar errors whilst writing my evaluation I wrote it up first on Microsoft Word and then cut and pasted it into my blog. Also I used the website Blogger.com to present my coursework and all components of my production online so that it can be viewed easily by anyone.